Fuengirola train passenger awarded €20,700 nearly 10 years after suitcase smashed into her on escalator
A Fuengirola train passenger has won €20,700 in compensation nearly a decade after a falling suitcase smashed into her.
Andalucia is pushing nine million inhabitants after surge in foreign arrivals
ANDALUCIA is closing in on a population of nine million after a record-breaking influx of people born abroad sent its population soaring.
American man found dead in Malaga holiday rental pool died by drowning, autopsy confirms
AN AUTOPSY has confirmed that an American tourist died from drowning this week in a Malaga holiday rental home swimming pool. The 45-year-old man was
Julio Iglesias puts €4m Galicia mansion up for sale just one year after buying it
Legendary Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is selling his €4-million Galicia mansion only one year after buying it.
NASA and BBC take over abandoned Spanish villages to broadcast historic solar eclipse
NASA and BBC crews have rented out properties in ghost towns near Burgos, northern Spain, to broadcast Wednesday's eclipse.
Spain holidaymakers warned over hotel scam using fake booking confirmation links
HEADING to Spain? Watch out for this very convincing hotel booking scam
Cops bust illegal adoption plot as couple ‘pay €20,000’ for two-year-old girl in Murcia
FOUR people were arrested as social services intervened in the black market surrogacy scheme.
Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport recorded an impressive 11.1% increase in passenger numbers in July compared to a year earlier. Airport operator Aena said on Wednesday that over
Three Spanish beaches named among Europe’s most valuable – with Playa de Bolonia worth an eye-watering €365 million
FROM above, the dunes of Playa de Bolonia resemble a pool of liquid gold spilling into the surrounding greenery. The tranquil bay is flanked on
British tourist, 27, arrested after shouting ‘f*** the police’ and slapping officer in Mallorca party capital of Magaluf
A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Magaluf after slapping a police officer in the face and then trying to hit him while they wrestled
The Ceuta migrant crisis, a dodgy British fixer on the Costa Blanca, and the mystery death of Norwegian teen Nikoline – all in the latest episode of The Rest is Spain podcast
A NEW episode of The Olive Press’ flagship podcast The Rest is Spain is out now! Available on all major platforms, this week’s drop zeroes
Rock legend Brian May heads to Spain to chase total eclipse
The veteran musician shared his excitement over the upcoming solar eclipse and warned fans to take care and use proper eye protection.
Estepona ‘cocaine lord’ laundered millions in Rotterdam drug profits through Costa del Sol property
A SUSPECTED high-level drug trafficker has been arrested in Estepona on allegations he laundered of millions of euros in drug profits into property on the
Shock in Mijas as 25-year-old man in wheelchair dies after being stabbed in chest
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death on the Costa del Sol four years after surviving a shooting which left him paralysed. The
Horror in the Canary Islands as trafficker gang prowled island for vulnerable migrant children to lure into sex slavery
TWO teenage girls have been rescued from a trafficking network that lured vulnerable migrant children out of Gran Canaria’s care homes for sexual exploitation abroad.
Snapshots of Ceuta still counting the cost of 72,000 people arriving from Morocco
THROUGH the lens of Cristina Cuadra’s camera, the Olive Press spent two days talking to anxious locals and desperate migrants. These are their stories.
Spain torpedoed hunt for Britain’s €6.4bn treasure wreck off Gibraltar coast 20 years ago
BRITAIN’S attempts to salvage a treasure trove of gold sunk off the coast of Gibraltar centuries ago were foiled by Spain and the Guardia Civil,
Spain could be a paradise for pooches this summer
WITH more than 100 dog-friendly beaches dotted along its coastline, it's never been easier for holidaymakers to bring their four-legged friend along for a dip.
Fuengirola crash during orange heat alert reignites row over horse carriage rides on the Costa del Sol
THE crash has immediately intensified scrutiny on towns across the region that still permit the practice in extreme heat.
Social media giants Meta and TikTok to fact-check coverage of border crossings into Spain following ‘mass rush’ to Ceuta
SOCIAL media networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to EU demands to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain following last month’s massive rush to
Arrest of Spanish ‘burglar’ in Gibraltar sparks row with Chief Minister over post-treaty security
A BURGLARY arrest in Gibraltar has reignited concern over security since the border opened up – and even drew in the territory’s Chief Minister. It
Junta officers caught helping Mijas donkey taxis lug tourists around during prohibited orange heat alert
ANIMAL rights groups have accused local public officials of helping donkey taxi rides go on despite orange heat alerts. PACMA spotted several donkeys being put
Costa Blanca shoppers have watches and jewellery stolen by ‘love huggers’ in supermarket car parks
A YOUNG couple have been arrested in Denia for staging ‘love hug’ robberies in supermarket car parks. The man, 23, and woman, 24, were part
Catalunya must be excluded from taking in Ceuta migrant minors, right-wing separatist party demands
CATALAN separatist party Junts has demanded that the region be excluded from receiving migrant minors who arrived in Ceuta on July 30. Catalunya ‘cannot be
Shock in Marbella as man, 59, is arrested after trans woman is stabbed to death at home
A MAN has been arrested in Marbella after his trans partner was fatally stabbed in their home in San Pedro Alcantara. Police were called to
Costa Blanca tragedy with British tourist killed in Benidorm paragliding crash
A BRITISH tourist, 66, died in a paragliding accident in Benidorm on Monday after she and her husband crashed into some rocks. The couple had
